First Principles need to take into account the environment to have a real chance of explanation.

Just like a seed will grow into a tree if it has the correct environment.

For that to be a robust tree with strong roots it needs all these other elements.

Then, it can develop the core trunk and branches from which everything else grows and hangs onto.

The roots can continue to spread far and wide whilst the tree branches out.

First Principles contain Assumptions that need to be tested/checked.

To assume that a tree grows from out of the ground is a flawed assumption...


Richard Feynman on how trees get formed (355) Biology of a tree - YouTube